European Journal of Forest Research

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Forest Research is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Sexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany36
Mechanisms shaping the functional diversity of birds’ composition in the primeval forest ecosystem of the Białowieża National Park34
Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania31
Uncertainty of biomass stocks in Spanish forests: a comprehensive comparison of allometric equations31
The feasibility of adding wood quality traits as selection criteria in the Galician Pinus pinaster Aiton breeding program: case study23
Climate and soil influence diameter distribution: a case study for Pinus koraiensis plantations in Northeast China22
Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions21
Genetic resilience of Atlantic forest trees to impacts of biome loss and fragmentation21
Pollution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in forest soils with changes in the leaf traits and membrane integrity of Vaccinium myrtillus L.21
Morphological plasticity of six tree species with different light demands growing in multi-layered deciduous forests in Central Europe21
The effect of yellow mistletoe (Loranthus europaeus Jacq.) on the branch radial growth and xylem vascular structure of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.)20
Rainfall interception and redistribution of varying leaf litter types and rainfall intensities on slopes19
Early-succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps19
Thinning effects on stand and dominant trees development in a second rotation hybrid poplar plantation19
Dynamic treatment units in forest planning improves economic performance over stand-based planning18
Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation18
Organic soil greenhouse gas flux rates in hemiboreal old-growth Scots pine forests at different groundwater levels18
Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)17
Changes in ectomycorrhizal and saprophytic fungal communities during a secondary succession of temperate forests16
Tree neighbourhood-scale variation in topsoil chemistry depends on species identity effects related to litter quality15
European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts15
Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions15
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation estimates more accurate above ground mangrove biomass in the Sundarbans15
Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population15
The distribution of carbon stocks between tree woody biomass and soil differs between Scots pine and broadleaved species (beech, oak) in European forests14
Dissecting the continuum and unravelling the phylogeographic knot of plastid DNA in European white oaks (Quercus sect. Quercus): ancient signatures and multiple diversity reservoirs14
Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe13
Exploring the effects of different fertilizer application durations on the functional microbial profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by using metagenomics in Paulownia plantations in a subtrop13
Results and perspectives of the selection system after a decade of implementation in Valdivian temperate rainforests13
Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan13
Impact of fine woody debris on surface water run-off13
Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests13
Effects of age, neighborhood competition and drought on the productivity of Larix principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) forests12
Vertical variations in enzymatic activity and C:N:P stoichiometry in forest soils under the influence of different tree species12
Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data12
Responses of native plants of the Patagonian steppe to reduced solar radiation caused by exotic coniferous plantations: a nursery approach12
The evaluation of matrilineal admixtures in “Cerambyx spp.” with opposite protection statuses “Cerambyx Cerdo (protected) and Cerambyx welensii (unprotected pest)” highlights the conflicting nature of12
Coupling fossil records and traditional discrimination metrics to test how genetic information improves species distribution models of the European beech Fagus sylvatica12
Thinning induced distinct depth-related pattern of plant- and microbial-derived soil organic carbon accumulation of secondary forests in Northeastern China12
Nitrogen and phosphorus additions induced fine roots decoupling from mycorrhiza and favored nutrient acquisition strategies of do-it-yourself in Chinese fir plantations11
The relationship between plant diversity and aboveground biomass in managed and unmanaged temperate forests11
Correction: Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following the conversion of Chinese fir plantations to evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China11
Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: lessons learned from the Quercus genus11
Potential distribution pattern of the Quercus brantii Lindl. and Quercus frainetto Ten. under the future climate conditions11
Soil fungal communities in young Norway spruce-dominant stands: footprints of former land use and selective thinning11
Stemflow infiltration hotspots near-tree stems along a soil depth gradient in a mixed oak–beech forest11
Long-term nitrogen addition alters nutrient foraging strategies of Populus davidiana and Betula platyphylla in a temperate natural secondary forest11
Effects of mixing with Masson pine on the growth and drought resilience of Chinese fir in subtropical forests11
Allometric equations to calculate living and dead fuel loads in Mediterranean species10
Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems10
Nonparametric upscaling of bark beetle infestations and management from plot to landscape level by combining individual-based with Markov chain models10
Morphological and genetic variation of Melolontha spp. from pine stands with different composition and proportion of admixed tree species9
Correction: Canopy nitrogen application effects on Quercus petraea L. and Fagus sylvatica L. ring width and wood density9
Long-term response of open-habitats species to wildfire salvage logging: the endangered European wild rabbit as example9
Influence of volcanic ash deposits on the radial growth of trees in Central Mexico: the case of Parícutin volcano9
Understanding beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) photosynthetic responses to microhabitat water deficit: a site-specific investigation9
Environmental drivers of local and temporal variations in the community of oak-associated borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)9
Effect of bedrock, tree size and time on growth and climate sensitivity of Norway spruce in the High Tatras9
Estimating volume of eucalyptus trees for small-scale silvopastoral systems: do we really need height for accurate estimates?9
Lignin-carbohydrate complex reaction to fungus infection in Siberian pine tree rings9
Forest bathing and hiking benefits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean regions9
Carbon and nutrients in ground cover and mineral soil layers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest of different ages following clear-cutting8
Swift adjustment of biomass allocation strategies in Scots pine after thinning8
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia8
Emulating natural disturbances with trial management in Scotland: effects of burning, mowing and cattle on habitat measures important for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus8
Enhanced interannual drought resilience in mixed stands: unveiling possible complementarity effects between tree species of the Spanish Northern Plateau8
Stand-level sampling designs for bark stripping caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.): simulation studies based on nine fully censused stands8
Soil infiltration rates in mediterranean mountain areas: relationship with soil properties and different land-use8
Survival time and mortality rate of regeneration in the deep shade of a primeval beech forest8
Water management: global differences and similarities in guidelines for forest road design and potentials for climate change adaptation8
Community forest dependency: re-examining established thoughts with empirical evidence from Eastern India8
Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects7
Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) in Türkiye7
Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration: a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe7
Understanding the impact of projected temperature increase on plant performance and plant–herbivore interactions at managed native tree plantations in northern Patagonia7
Anthropogenic deforestation and climate dryness as drivers of demographic decline and genetic erosion in the southernmost European fir forests7
Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia7
Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation7
Limited seed dispersal, allelopathy and unfavorable microclimatic conditions prevent the recovery of oak forests within Eucalyptus plantations7
Re-ignitions and soil importance on wildfire risk and management research proposals in a Mediterranean ecosystem7
Compatible taper and volume systems for Larix olgensis and Larix kaempferi in northeast China7
Carbon storage potentiality in successional and secondary old growth forests7
Structure and dynamics of old-growth Pinus nigra stands in Southeast Europe7
Frost hardiness of Finnish plus tree progenies of Scots pine from seed orchards in Finland and Ukraine7
Enhancing precision in quantification and spatial distribution of logging residues in plantation stands7
Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model7
Trade-offs and management strategies for ecosystem services in mixed Scots pine and Maritime pine forests7
An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory7
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and seasonal variation on soil faunal community structure in a temperate natural secondary forest7
Evaluation of afforestations for avalanche protection with orthoimages using the random forest algorithm7
Availability and mobilization of forest resources in Sweden6
Quantifying the influence of tree species richness on community drought resistance using drone-derived NDVI and ground-based measures of Plant Area Index and leaf chlorophyll in a young tree diversity6
Carbon and nitrogen, humic and labile fractions in soil under clonal eucalyptus stands from cerrado6
Trade-off between forest carbon sink in hemiboreal old-growth stands and wood-based solutions6
A comprehensive crown profile model of planted Larix kaempferi from different latitudes in China6
Deep and machine learning prediction of forest above-ground biomass using multi-source remote sensing data in coniferous planted forests in Iran6
Cyclic loading effects and stability assessment of trees and stumps used as anchors in cable yarding operations6
Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests6
Effects of light transmittance on growth and biomass of understory seedlings in mixed pine-beech forests6
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography6
Tree characteristics, drought and microtopography modulate the response of subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata to drought6
Genetic variation analysis and comprehensive evaluation of wood property traits of 20-year-old Chinese fir clone6
Rainfall exclusion changes the sapwood of eucalyptus wood in humid and dry sites6
Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management6
Tower yarder powertrain performance simulation analysis: electrification study6
Genetic diversity, genetic structure, and germplasm source of Chinese pine in North China6
Correction to: Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects6
Size-dependent growth strategy and allometry, but not complementarity, as major drivers of fine-root biomass and productivity across warm-temperate forests6
Species-specific, size-dependent, and environmentally modulated growth resilience to drought in conifer forests on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau6
Radial increment dynamics of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in pure and mixed stands with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under changing environmental conditions6
Stand density, climate and biodiversity jointly regulate the multifunctionality of natural forest ecosystems in northeast China6
Leaf susceptibility of Macaronesian laurel forest species to Phytophthora ramorum6
Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation6
A remote sensing assessment of oak forest recovery after postfire restoration6
Pure and mixed Scots pine forests showed divergent responses to climate variation and increased intrinsic water use efficiency across a European-wide climate gradient5
Living in urban forests strengthens radical scavenging activity to delay aging: a pilot animal study5
Does leaf mass per area (LMA) discriminate natural pine populations of different origins?5
Can we monitor seedling stands using Landsat Time Series?5
Technological properties of wood from small diameter in an area of forest exploitation of reduced impact in the Tropical Forest5
Soil properties variation in a small-scale altitudinal gradient of an evergreen foothills forest, Ecuadorian Amazon region5
Combining hand-held and drone-based lidar for forest carbon monitoring: insights from a Mediterranean mixed forest in central Portugal5
Life histories of Abies alba and Picea abies growing in old-growth forests driven by natural gap-phase dynamics5
Long-term impact of wildfire on soil physical, chemical and biological properties within a pine forest5
Optimizing NFDRS by developing custom fuel models for wildfire risk assessment in Golestan Province, NE Iran5
High versus coppice forests: comparison of sap flow and stem growth of Quercus petraea Matt. during two growing seasons with different precipitation patterns5
Physical decomposition stage and ergosterol content predict the chemical composition of downed dead wood in Mediterranean dehesas5
Predicting the impacts of climate change on the geographic distribution of moso bamboo in China based on biomod2 model5
Biased research reveals major gaps in fragmentation studies on the Spanish fauna5
Ecotypic variation in multiple traits of European beech: selection of suitable provenances based on performance and stability5
Dynamics and drivers of post-windthrow recovery in managed mixed mountain forests of Slovenia5
Canopy openness, proportion of deciduous trees and topsoil C/N ratio drive the yield, but their effect on the polyphenol content of medicinal plants is species-specific5
Exploring the nexus between livelihood diversification and socio-demographic factors in tribal households: a cross-sectional study in eastern India5
Support for reevaluation of policy prohibiting logging operations in the wet season for the Brazilian Amazon5
Large-scale geostatistical mapping and occupancy-abundance patterns of Cerambyx species threatening SW Spain oak forests5
Age-related growth responses of birch to warming along an elevational gradient on Changbai Mountain5
Bark beetle outbreaks in coniferous forests: a review of climate change effects5
Group-selection system as alternative management of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests facing climate change5
Correction to: Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems5
An NDR1/HIN1-like gene identified in Fraxinus excelsior L. may trigger defence mechanisms in response to virus infection5
Morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of Pistacia atlantica seedlings to elevated CO2 concentration and drought stress5
Comparison of single tree detection methods to extract support trees for cable road planning5
Risk assessment of habitat suitability decline for the endangered riparian tree Pterocarya tonkinensis (Juglandaceae): conservation implications5
Linkage between forest cover and trade in forest products: an empirical evidence from BRICS and EU nations5
Divergent growth and responses of conifer and broad-leaved trees to warming-drying climate in a semi-arid region, northern China5
Modelling fructification intensity at the tree level reveals species-specific effects of tree age, social status and crown defoliation across major European tree species5
Using 137Cs tracer to assess the effects of silvicultural systems on soil redistribution in Hyrcanian forest, Mazandaran—Iran5
Analyzing the environmental risk factors of European spruce bark beetle damage at the local scale5
Variation of deadwood density by decay class in pure and mixed Oriental spruce stands in Northeastern Black Sea5
Root spatial distribution and architectural formation of Chinese fir plantations: changes in soil water and nutrients based on different slope positions5
More than the climate: reproductive and vegetative growth compete for resources in Quercus suber5
Mediterranean co-living: succession of soil mycorrhizal communities associated with Halimium lasianthum shrubs4
Effects of plant leaf traits, abundance and phylogeny on differentiation of herbivorous insect assemblages in Mediterranean mixed forest4
Tree species admixture increases ecosystem service provision in simulated spruce- and beech-dominated stands4
Influence of crown and canopy structure on light absorption, light use efficiency, and growth in mixed and pure Pseudotsuga menziesii and Fagus sylvatica forests4
Possible links between soil variables, bacterial abundance and kinetic constants in isoprene degradation by dry deciduous tropical forest soils4
Evaluation of the adaptive potential of three non-native multipurpose species for soil rehabilitation4
How do leaf functional traits and age influence the maximum rooting depth of trees?4
Spatial differentiation of the leaf area index in forests in ecological transition zones and its environmental response4
Keeping thinning-derived deadwood logs on forest floor improves soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity in a temperate spruce forest4
Spatial and environmental factors influence AMF assemblages across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest - a biodiversity hotspot4
Dust captured by a canopy and individual leaves of trees in the tropical mixed deciduous forest: Magnitude and influencing factors4
Genetic diversity and the origin of Taiwania cryptomerioides plantations in South China: implications for conservation and restoration4
Assessing genetic diversity of European white elm (Ulmus laevis Pallas) in Bavaria as an indicator for in-situ conservation and sustainable use of the species genetic resources4
Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China4
Evaluating gap characteristics and their effects on regeneration in Sitapahar forest reserve, Bangladesh4
Impact of road corridors on soil properties and plant communities in high-elevation fragile ecosystems4
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and precipitation reduction on the fine root dynamics and morphology in a temperate forest4
Leaving windthrown stands unsalvaged as a management practice for facilitating late-successional carabid assemblages4
Xylem adjustment and growth response of early- and late-successional tree species to rapid warming4
The effect of forest floor on soil microbial and enzyme indices after forest harvesting operations in Hyrcanian deciduous forests4
Riparian buffer zones in production forests create unequal costs among forest owners4
Tree mortality in mature temperate forests of central Mexico: a spatial approach4
Correction: Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania4
Boreal forest multifunctionality under varying harvesting intensity and forest management priorities4
Assessing logging residues availability for energy production by using forest management plans data and geographic information system (GIS)4
Nutrients (N, P, K, Na) and warming affect heterotrophic respiration in temperate forest litter4
Contribution of competition indices and edaphoclimatic variables to the prediction of undercork diameter growth of adult cork oak trees in the Portuguese Montado4
Idle times of forest machine and truck fleets in Finnish logging and timber-hauling enterprises4
The early impact of mixed canopies with Norway spruce, European beech and silver fir on a new forest floor4
The effects of canopy gaps on soil nutrient properties: a meta-analysis4
Functional traits explain growth–mortality trade-offs in a mixed broadleaf-conifer forest in northeastern China4
Forest fuel extraction does not affect macrolichens on deadwood substrates, but only if coarse woody debris is not collected3
Augmented reality for measuring diameter at breast height using the iPhone measure app: outcomes on tree- and stand-level estimates of basal area in a Carpathian mixed forest3
Similar growth responses to climatic variations in Norway spruce (Picea abies) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) at the northern range limit of beech3
Distance-dependent mating but considerable pollen immigration in an isolated Quercus rubra planting in Germany3
Effect of labour costs on wood harvesting costs and timber provision3
Resin yield response to different tapping methods and stimulant pastes in Pinus pinaster Ait3
Effect of bark harvest intensity on the formation of cavities and other microhabitats in cork oaks (Quercus suber)3
Segmentation of conifer tree crowns from terrestrial laser scanning point clouds in mixed stands of Scots pine and Norway spruce3
Understanding the influence of tree size distribution on the CTL harvesting productivity of two different size harvesting machines3
An insight into long-term effects of biochar application on forest soils3
Impact of exotic forest plantations on native plant species3
Guild-dependent effects of forest fragmentation in canopy arthropod diversity associated to Quercus deserticola3
Modelling the influence of thinning intensity and frequency on the future provision of ecosystem services in Mediterranean mountain pine forests3
No evidence that coring affects tree growth or mortality in three common European temperate forest tree species3
Detection, description, and technological properties of colour aberration in wood of standards and shoots from a chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) coppice stand3
Tree growth variability in Pinus nigra plantations modulated by climate and soil properties3
Sapling establishment by Scots pine Pinus sylvestris following experimental prescribed burning and deer exclusion on heathland beside native forest3
Modelling full stems skidding in northeast Italian Alps through engine data acquisition and analysis3
Variability in fine root decomposition after forest thinning: effects of harvest intensity and root size3
Adaptive potential of Northern Pedunculate Oak: genetic variation in growth and phenology for a warmer and drier future3
Long-term assessment of soil physicochemical properties and seedlings establishment after skidding operations in mountainous mixed hardwoods3
Resin: not only a secondary forest product3
Trade-offs between stump-to-roadside lead time and harvesting cost, when using different number of operators in a harvester-forwarder system3
Genetic variation of English yew (Taxus baccata L.) in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany3
A geography-based decision support tool to quantify the circular bioeconomy and financial performance in the forest-based sector (r.forcircular)3
Total soil carbon modelling along the altitudinal gradients in Eastern Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh3
Fossil-fuel consumption and CO2eq emissions of cut-to-length industrial roundwood logging operations in Finland3
Stocks of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in coniferous forests on the Qilian Mountains: spatial trends and drivers3
Limitations of estimating branch volume from terrestrial laser scanning3
Effect of climate change on height growth and carbon storage of Eastern European Scots pine populations3
Climate change increases biotic homogeneity and species alpha diversity in global forests3
Does Chinese forestry eco-efficiency converge? A three-stage DEA-Malmquist approach3
Establishing a soil quality index to assess the effect of thinning on soil quality in a Chinese fir plantation3
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